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AIM: Accident Investigation Methodology.

PB83115782

Publication Date	1978
Page Count	110
Abstract	The background to and development of an accident investigation methodology (AIM) to analyze occupational injuries are reviewed. On-site investigation of 125 fall accidents was conducted. Accident models, such as the management oversight and risk tree, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, and the Frase coding models, are described and the application of their concepts to AIM is discussed. AIM factors, such as sampling considerations, conduct of accident investigations, data collection and analysis, and procedures evaluation and modification are described, along with the conceptual basis of AIM. AIM components of organizational safety analysis, accident sequence analysis, and hazards/countermeasures analysis are summarized.
Keywords	Industrial accidents Investigations Industrial hygiene Injuries Sampling Data collection Failure Procedures Occupational safety and health Analytical methods
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Safety Sciences, San Diego, CA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198304
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0017

AIM: Accident Investigation Methodology.

AIM: Accident Investigation Methodology.
PB83115782

Publication Date	1978
Page Count	110
Abstract	The background to and development of an accident investigation methodology (AIM) to analyze occupational injuries are reviewed. On-site investigation of 125 fall accidents was conducted. Accident models, such as the management oversight and risk tree, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, and the Frase coding models, are described and the application of their concepts to AIM is discussed. AIM factors, such as sampling considerations, conduct of accident investigations, data collection and analysis, and procedures evaluation and modification are described, along with the conceptual basis of AIM. AIM components of organizational safety analysis, accident sequence analysis, and hazards/countermeasures analysis are summarized.
Keywords	Industrial accidents Investigations Industrial hygiene Injuries Sampling Data collection Failure Procedures Occupational safety and health Analytical methods
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Safety Sciences, San Diego, CA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198304
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0017